Magazine

Keep up to date with all things SIC and access advice from a range of interviewees. These articles are written by the SIC team and external experts too. They cover a variety of topics including employability, careers, lived experience, and personal development. We celebrate intersectional voices from within the disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill community.

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Tips for an Accessible LGBT+ Pride

Pride month is here, and we’re so excited to wave our rainbow banners and flags for another celebration - but how can we do so in an accessible way? At SIC, more than half of our team and board identify as LGBT+, so LGBT+ Pride Month is really important to us. We asked Emily, our Marketing and Operations lead, to share her tips for an accessible pride.

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Five Reasons Why I Took Part in the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator

When the opportunity came up to join an accelerator for SIC, I knew there were lots of benefits. I’ll be honest though, there were plenty of things that even I wasn’t expecting. Here are five reasons I joined the NatWest Accelerator, and why it could be a great fit for your business too.

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Getting to Know Pippa Stacey

Pippa Stacey is a disabled writer, speaker, and influencer based in York. She also works as a communication consultant in the charity sector, with a particular interest in inclusive education and employment for people with chronic illnesses like her own.

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SIC’s Career Spotlights: Keri Harrowven

Keri Harrowven is a User Experience Lead with 20+ years of experience working in product and digital workplace development and communications management, as a hands-on practitioner and consultant.

As an ‘out and proud’ dyslexic, she sees her Dyslexic Thinking as a Superpower, which enables her to create solutions and re-imagine what others can’t see.

We sat down with Keri to discuss her career so far.

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Three Ways To Optimise Your Instagram

These days, social media is one of the best, if not THE best, way to promote yourself as a freelancer or business owner and allows your audiences to reach your content. Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook…these platforms allow your audience to know who you are, understand what you are trying to do, and what values you stand for. Social media allows you to showcase the person behind the brand, connect with peers and meet customers.

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